I should start by saying that Noah is seeing the vet daily - I'm just wondering if there's anything i can do to help him get over this.
Yesterday my 10 week old kitten Noah started acting really lethargic, he just wanted to sleep all day and he's usually quite active. He had no interest in food, and started shivering and panting. So I brought him into the vet, they did a blood test for lukemia and aids - both negative (thank God) and the vet said it was probably an infection. He had a temp of 103.5 they gave him an antibiotic shot and prescribed some liquid amoxocillin. A few hours after the shot Noah was doing much better - eating and playing, but still not 100%.
This morning he was lethargic again. I gave him the medication as directed, and he just slept all day. I took him back to the vet, his temp was still high, so the vet gave him another antibiotic shot and said to bring him back in tomorrow for another one. He said that hopefully this will get his temp under control, and then we can find another antibiotic liquid medication that will work.
So, my question is: while he's going through this, is there anything I can do to help him get better faster? I'm letting him sleep as much as he wants, offering food and water all the time, and have given him some KMR to fight off dehydration. Since he has a fever, should I keep the temperature in my apartment down? Or should I make sure he's warm since he's been shivering?
Thanks for reading through this. Any help is really appreciated. I'm worried about him because he's so tiny and I just want him to get better.
Also, my other cat, Moses, is doing great - no signs of sickness.
Yesterday my 10 week old kitten Noah started acting really lethargic, he just wanted to sleep all day and he's usually quite active. He had no interest in food, and started shivering and panting. So I brought him into the vet, they did a blood test for lukemia and aids - both negative (thank God) and the vet said it was probably an infection. He had a temp of 103.5 they gave him an antibiotic shot and prescribed some liquid amoxocillin. A few hours after the shot Noah was doing much better - eating and playing, but still not 100%.
This morning he was lethargic again. I gave him the medication as directed, and he just slept all day. I took him back to the vet, his temp was still high, so the vet gave him another antibiotic shot and said to bring him back in tomorrow for another one. He said that hopefully this will get his temp under control, and then we can find another antibiotic liquid medication that will work.
So, my question is: while he's going through this, is there anything I can do to help him get better faster? I'm letting him sleep as much as he wants, offering food and water all the time, and have given him some KMR to fight off dehydration. Since he has a fever, should I keep the temperature in my apartment down? Or should I make sure he's warm since he's been shivering?
Thanks for reading through this. Any help is really appreciated. I'm worried about him because he's so tiny and I just want him to get better.
Also, my other cat, Moses, is doing great - no signs of sickness.